ALL Local Guides around the world are welcome to participate in the #StateChallenge****!!! Everyone is invited to participate, whether they have visited the state themselves, or are daydreaming about what the featured state has to offer. Each challenge will have an Articles Submissions Recap and a State Trivia Meetup (with questions sourced from the submitted articles). Details of the challenge are here. If you write an article, make sure to link to it in the comments so we can include it in our recap!
Articles must be published by midnight Pacific Standard Time on 6/19/2020
500 words or less
Link your article in the comments
Challenge: MAINE
What have you seen,
done,
eaten or
experienced in Maine? What do you want to
see,
do,
eat or
experience in Maine?
Here is a list of interesting places in Maine to help get you started!
Fun facts about Maine to get you started:
- Maine is the only state that shares its borders with only one other US state.
- Maine has a peak named after a car.
- 90% of the country’s lobster supply comes from Maine.
- Maine is the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States.
Donut
holes were invented in Maine.
- The Bean Boot outside of L.L. Bean in Freeport has an actual size
.
- Maine is the country’ssecond
coldest
state in spring.
- The origin of the state’s name is
unclear
.
Thank you @Denise_Barlock for researching these fun facts!
Due to an issue, the Maine Meetup has room for more attendees, but the meetup cannot allow additional RSVP’s. If anyone wishes to attend but didn’t make it to the meetup post before it was closed, please mention that here and @mention @Kwiksatik or @Denise_Barlock . We will ensure you get to attend the meetup.